TY  - JOUR
TI  - The effect of cognitive functions on the ability to learn how to use a Diskus device in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Dry powder inhalers are a group of inhaled medications commonly used for thetreatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although they can be more easilyadministered than metered dose inhalers, there is a high rate of errors in device use. The presentstudy aims to evaluate the relationship between the ability to learn how to use a Diskus device andcognitive functions in patients with COPD.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 30 inhaler‑näive patients who were newlydiagnosed with COPD. During their first visit, patients were administered a broad array of standardizedneuropsychological tests and given a training on inhaler use. During the second visit, patients weredivided into two groups according to their performance in the use of Diskus device: effective andineffective.RESULTS: Twenty‑nine patients who completed the study showed a negative correlation betweenthe cognitive test scores and Diskus training parameters. The number of errors and duration oftraining increased as the cognitive scores decreased. In Visit 2, a comparison between patientswith ineffective and effective use of the Diskus device showed that cognitive function scores werehigher in those with effective use.CONCLUSIONS: Evaluation of cognitive functions in COPD patients is important in establishing aneffective inhalation treatment.
AU  - KANAT, FIKRET
AU  - Kurtipek, Ercan
AU  - Süerdem, Mecit
AU  - TÜLEK, Baykal
AU  - ATALAY, Nart Bedin
AU  - YILDIRIM, Gülfem
DO  - 10.4103/ejop.ejop_6_18
PY  - 2018
JO  - Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
SN  - 2148-3620
SP  - 27
EP  - 32
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/350989
ER  -